All FSF scholarship applicants will enter a case study competition. Over 220 students who enter this competition will win a scholarship of $5,000 or more. Last year, 540 applicants participated in this competition.

To win a YMA FSF Scholarship, you must complete a written case study in either a) marketing & merchandising, b) design & product development, c) technology & analytics, or d) supply chain management. This year, the FSF case study is focused on the Globalization of Fashion. You may focus the case study on a fashion retailer of your choice, and you will develop international expansion recommendations for that retailer.

Students who win this scholarship will be invited to the FSF Awards Gala in New York City from January 9-11, 2019 (expenses paid by the YMA FSF). The Awards Gala includes networking and information events with company recruiters in the fashion industry, a FSF career fair, and the FSF awards dinner. The YMA FSF helps scholars to find internships and jobs in the fashion industry and matches scholars to mentors working in the fashion industry.

This scholarship is open to all undergraduate students at USC. This is an individual scholarship, so all case studies must be completed individually. Applicants must be an undergraduate student at USC, have a minimum GPA of 3.0, and be interested in learning more about opportunities in the fashion industry.

By September 7 All applicants must complete the FSF Scholarship Application and Internship Survey on SlideRoom.

Note: If you plan to participate, please do this by September 7. However, if you are not sure, you can do this after this date. Please do this as soon as you know that you’ll participate.

Instructions: The link to the SlideRoom application portal is https://ymafsf.slideroom.com. First time FSF applicants will create their new SlideRoom account. Repeat FSF applicants will use the SlideRoom account and login credentials they set up last year. All applicants complete the 2019 FSF Scholarship Application and Summer Internship Survey, then click “Save and Exit”.

By September 10 Email your resume to Professor Dennis Schorr at dschorr@marshall.usc.edu. Professor Schorr will then submit your resume to the YMA FSF.

Email your STARS report (showing your current GPA) to Ms. Valencia Winston in the USC Marshall School Undergraduate Career Services Office at vwinston@marshall.usc.eduand CC Professor Dennis Schorr at dschorr@marshall.usc.edu. This is to verify that you meet the eligibility requirements for this scholarship.

Note: If you plan to participate, please email these by September 10. However, if you are not sure, you can have until September 18 to submit these.

By September 18 Final deadline to email resume and STARS report (see September 10 instructions).

Note: The deadline of 11:00 PM is New York time. It must be submitted by 8:00 PM California time. Please don’t wait until the last minute to submit your application and case study. Case studies will not be accepted if they are not in by this deadline. Submit early to make sure there are no last minute technical difficulties.

Instructions: Your completed case study must be uploaded in PDF format to the SlideRoom application portal.